2002 Waveney District Council election

The 2002 Waveney Council election took place on 2 May 2002 to elect members of Waveney District Council in Suffolk, England. The whole council was up for election with boundary changes since the last election in 2000.[1] The Labour Party lost overall control of the council to no overall control.[2]

Election result

Overall turnout in the election was 35.1%.[3]

2002 Waveney District Council election[3][4]
Party This election Full council This election
Seats Net Seats % Other Total Total % Votes Votes % +/−
  Labour 21 Decrease 6 43.8 0 21 43.8 27,097 45.7 +8.3
  Conservative 21 Increase 6 43.8 0 21 43.8 18,840 31.8 -7.8
  Liberal Democrats 3 Steady 6.3 0 3 6.3 8,384 14.1 -4.1
  Independent 3 Steady 6.3 0 3 6.3 3,235 5.5 +0.7
  Green 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 1,023 1.7 N/A
  Socialist Alliance 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 367 0.6 N/A
  UKIP 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 319 0.5 N/A

Ward results

Beccles North
Beccles North (2)[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative C Punt 626
Labour A Thwaites 614
Labour M Blunt 534
Conservative M Wade 519
Green G Elliott 230
Independent C Scott 222
Liberal Democrats U Bentley 204
Turnout 2,949 41.6
Conservative win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Beccles South
Beccles South (2)[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour J Walmesley 451
Labour M Adams 411
Conservative S Cole 305
UKIP B Aylett 196
Liberal Democrats A Briggs 159
Liberal Democrats S Went 111
Green M McGee 91
Turnout 1,724 25.4
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Blything
Blything[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative W Mawer 479 68.6
Labour L Watling 219 31.4
Majority 260 37.2
Turnout 698 40.7
Conservative hold Swing

Bungay
Bungay (2)[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour D Jermy 726
Conservative J Groom 659
Labour L Derges 568
Conservative D Allum 469
Liberal Democrats W Curry 184
Green R Vinton 170
Turnout 2,776 39.0
Labour hold
Conservative hold

Carlton
Carlton (2)[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative S Ardley 458
Conservative B Reader 434
Labour J Ford 326
Labour M Swan 240
Liberal Democrats B Howe 140
Turnout 1,598 25.0
Conservative gain from Labour
Conservative hold

Carlton Colville
Carlton Colville (3)[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative R Bell 655
Conservative S Sayer 567
Conservative K Grant 551
Labour R Jack 548
Labour I Kelly 491
Labour R Chapman 486
Liberal Democrats J Marsden 204
Turnout 3,502 26.2
Conservative hold
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Gunton and Corton
Gunton and Corton (2)[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative S Chilvers 927
Conservative M Rudd 863
Labour H Blowers 507
Labour M Turner 297
Liberal Democrats A Moles 185
Green M Narburgh 166
Turnout 2,945 43.6
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Halesworth
Halesworth (2)[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative P Flegg 756
Conservative R Niblett 697
Labour E Leverett 680
Labour P Whitlow 548
Liberal Democrats H Watts 196
Turnout 2,877 41.9
Conservative gain from Labour
Conservative hold

Harbour
Harbour (3)[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent R Ford 898
Independent I Turrell 643
Labour I Graham 622
Labour A Turner 588
Independent N Keable 582
Labour P Widdowson 471
Liberal Democrats J Thain 325
Liberal Democrats P Meadez 281
Conservative M Ardley 232
Socialist Alliance R Mallin 120
Turnout 4,762 33.1
Independent hold
Independent gain from Labour
Labour hold

Kessingland
Kessingland (2)[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour N Hodges 726
Labour R Breach 627
Conservative K Sale 507
Conservative P Joslin 454
Liberal Democrats L Lakes 167
Turnout 2,481 36.4
Labour hold
Labour gain from Conservative

Kirkley
Kirkley (3)[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats A Shepherd 886
Liberal Democrats D Young 850
Liberal Democrats G Baxter 796
Labour S Balls 694
Labour E Skepelhorn 652
Labour S Masterson 632
Conservative J Corbett 193
Turnout 4,703 33.5
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold

Lothingland
Lothingland[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour B Hunter 291 45.8
Conservative J Fraser 253 39.8
Liberal Democrats A Thomas 91 14.3
Majority 38 6.0
Turnout 635 37.5
Labour hold Swing

Normanston
Normanston (3)[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour F Jones 883
Labour K Patience 786
Labour D Thomas 680
Conservative A Mylan 339
Liberal Democrats P Holmes-Thrower 293
Green S Sizer 188
Socialist Alliance N Bird 128
Turnout 3,297 27.3
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Oulton
Oulton (2)[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour J Hinton 527
Conservative A Borrett 439
Conservative S Ames 416
Labour A Thomson 406
Liberal Democrats A Tibbitt 203
Turnout 1,991 35.2
Labour win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Oulton Broad
Oulton Broad (2)[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative C Law 610
Conservative S Keller 546
Labour M Rodgers 528
Labour I Melvin 460
Liberal Democrats A Martin 223
Turnout 2,367 35.2
Conservative gain from Labour
Conservative hold

Pakefield
Pakefield (3)[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour T Kelly 979
Labour M Pitchers 913
Labour R Thorne 893
Liberal Democrats J Van Pelt 603
Liberal Democrats R Dyball 531
Conservative V Pulford 505
Liberal Democrats B Batchelder 499
Turnout 4,923 37.0
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Southwold and Reydon
Southwold and Reydon (2)[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent M Ladd 890
Conservative P Austin 877
Conservative K Keable 720
Labour A Clarke 246
Labour J Wagner 240
Turnout 2,973 53.1
Independent win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

St. Margaret's
St Margarets (3)[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour W Devereux 913
Labour J Winterton 818
Labour R Winterton 784
Conservative S Foulger 518
Liberal Democrats L Batchelder 421
Socialist Alliance M Palmer 119
Turnout 3,573 29.0
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

The Saints
The Saints[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative M Rose 450 58.6
Green A Abbott 113 14.7
Labour C Caswell 111 14.5
Liberal Democrats R Pumer 94 12.2
Majority 337 43.9
Turnout 768 44.6
Conservative hold

Wainford
Wainford[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative M Bee 376 52.5
Liberal Democrats N Bromley 148 20.7
Labour J Seal 127 17.7
Green N Elliott 65 9.1
Majority 228 31.8
Turnout 716 41.7
Conservative hold Swing

Whitton
Whitton (3)[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour D Castleton 1,030
Labour S Spore 910
Labour A Skipper 905
Conservative B Bee 555
Liberal Democrats S Tonge 417
Turnout 3,817 31.7
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Worlingham
Worlingham (2)[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative S Jones 743
Conservative D Francis 712
Labour J Taylor 495
Labour P Shelly 361
Liberal Democrats D O'Neil 173
UKIP B Poole 123
Turnout 2,607 41.5
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Wrentham
Wrentham[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative J Goldsmith 430 73.8
Labour Whatrup 153 26.2
Majority 277 47.6
Turnout 583 33.9
Conservative win (new seat)

References
  1. "Waveney". BBC News Online. Retrieved 30 November 2010.
  2. "Full results". Financial Times. 3 May 2002. p. 7.
  3. "District Election Results: District Election 2nd May 2002". Waveney District Council. Archived from the original on 13 June 2002. Retrieved 30 November 2010.
  4. "Election results; Local Election". The Times. 4 May 2002. p. 16.
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